Grief and Bereavement Counselling & Somatic Therapy – Bondi Junction, Sydney (Online Australia-wide)

Each person's experience of grief is unique. Using person-centred counselling and somatic techniques, we explore how loss shapes your experience, using dialogue, mind-body awareness, and compassionate witnessing. This approach fosters coping, insight, and resilience, helping you navigate bereavement in adaptive and restorative ways.

• You’re experiencing grief from a significant loss — such as the death of someone close, the end of a relationship, or a major life change.
• You’re noticing ongoing secondary losses, like changes in identity, social roles, daily routines, or sense of security, which continue to affect your life.
• You feel stuck in repetitive thoughts, emotions, or behaviours related to these losses.
• Waves of sadness, numbness, intense emotions, or a lack of physical energy impact your daily life.
• You feel disconnected from your body or emotions and long to feel more present.
• You want tools to cope with bereavement in the moment, calm your nervous system, and respond in a way that's helpful to you. 

We start by acknowledging that your grief experience is entirely unique and respond to it with care and understanding by supporting you, whether it means integrating loss, re-engaging in life, or simply being present with your emotions.

Using person-centred counselling and somatic techniques, we accompany you as we explore how loss shapes your experience through dialogue, mind-body awareness, grounding, and compassionate witnessing.

This approach fosters coping, insight, and resilience, helping you navigate bereavement in adaptive and restorative ways.

• Sessions run for 60 minutes and are available both in-person (Sydney) and online.
  
• We generally begin with weekly sessions to build continuity and safety, with frequency reviewed as your needs change.
  
• Your first session focuses on understanding your unique bereavement experience and how it impacts your life.

• Adults (18+) committed to processing and navigating their bereavement with support.
  
• Individuals seeking to restore balance, presence, and resilience after a loss.
  
• Those wanting a compassionate, embodied approach that combines counselling and somatic psychotherapy.
  
• Not suitable as a crisis service or for clinical diagnosis; complementary support is offered alongside any ongoing care from mental health professionals.

• Price & Duration: $150 per 60-minute individual session (online or in-person).
• Rebates: Counselling and psychotherapy are not covered under the Australian Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS). Fees are set affordably to ensure support is accessible.
• Availability: Sessions available in-person (Bondi Junction) and online. Weekend and after-hours appointments can be requested via the contact form.
• Wait Time: Bookings generally available within 7 days.

As a Registered Counsellor and Somatic Therapist, I uphold strong ethical standards, privacy, and confidentiality. I am a member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), the International Institute of Core Energetics, and the International Institute of Complementary Therapies. I maintain high clinical standards through regular supervision and ongoing professional development. My counselling training was completed with the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC), and my specialised somatic training with the Institute of Body Psychotherapy. 

Somatic psychotherapy supports awareness of the connections between body and mind, helping you navigate bereavement with presence, coping skills, and insight.

Most sessions start with a conversation. You’ll be invited to notice and explore what’s happening inside, with grounding techniques to support presence, coping, and safety.

Touch may be offered as an optional way to support or teach grounding, always with clear explanation and explicit consent.

Somatic psychotherapy can support people navigate bereavement, including losses such as death, changes in life, roles, or relationships.

The duration varies depending on your needs, goals, and the pace that supports you. Some clients benefit from short-term support, while others engage in longer-term exploration.

Bereavement is unique to each individual. We focus on your experience and pace, helping you navigate your emotions and challenges without external pressures or expectations.

Yes, remembrance and honoring practices can be incorporated to support connection, meaning, and ongoing bonds with those you have lost.

No, counselling is self-referred in Australia.

Book a free 15-minute call or request an appointment.

We are located within Inner Shine Clinic, Suite 6/108 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction NSW 2026, Australia

• Metered and unmetered parking is available nearby.
• Bus Routes:  313, 350, 360, 379 - Stop ID 202235, Bronte Rd at Birrell St.
• Bondi Junction Train station: 10 min walk